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Athorybia rosacea

Athorybia rosacea
Athorybia rosacea
Athorybia rosacea
Athorybia rosacea
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Madin, Laurence
Athorybia rosacea
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01/07/2009
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Featured in the Open Ocean Jellies poster, available at the Ocean Science Exhibit Center.
Info from poster: A siphonophore, which is closely related to the medusae. These animals are made up of multiple units, each specialized for a function like swimming, feeding, or reproduction. This "modular" construction allows some siphonophores to grow very large, over 100 feet long in the deep ocean. Although most siphonophores live below the surface, the Portuguese Man o? War is one that rests on the surface, suspended by a gas-filled float.
Image of The Day caption:
The deep ocean is home to hundreds of species with soft, jelly-like tissues. Many of these gelatinous animals are transparent, and many are beautiful. Siphonophores, such as the one pictured, are closely related to jellyfish. But instead of one umbrella-shaped bell, they are made of multiple units specialized for feeding, swimming, or reproduction––each "petal" of this animal is one of these repeating parts. Such modular construction allows some deep-sea siphonophores to grow to more than 100 feet long.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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